GUWAHATI, The ambitious Rs 102.16 crore Integrated Solid Waste Management Project launched in Guwahati in 2008 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) seems to be making little progress.
Under this project, which is managed by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the Guwahati Waste Management Co Pvt Ltd., a compost unit has been set up at West Boragaon on the
Two-hour withdrawal of fuel-run vehicles on June 5
GUWAHATI, On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, an appeal has been made by the Centre for Rural Development (CRD) and Green Revolution for a two-hour withdrawal of fuel-run vehicles across the State.
In a press conference in Guwahati today, CRD executive dierector Dr Pradip Kumar Sarma said,
GUWAHATI, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has come up with a new project called the Slum Housing Project with the objective of providing Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP).
Jorhat, May 5: The Brahmaputra Board has assured Gauhati High Court that it would take up several emergency anti-erosion measures in at least eight locations in Majuli by March 31.
Based on a PIL filed by residents of the island, the court had issued showcause notices to the board and the ministry of water transport for failing to protect the lives and property of the people of Majuli island fr
Facing acute water crisis for the past several years, the people of Katabari and Dhirenpara areas in the city fringes have appealed the GMC authorities to introduce some immediate measures to solve the problem in their areas.
Due to very low level of ground water in the foothills, residents of the area face immense difficulties as at times, their deep tube-wells also fail to pump out ground wat
Sola beel, one of the notable wetlands of Guwahati city, is situated near Paltan Bazaar. It has been identified as a large water storage beel (lake). The beel once provided a habitat for a large number of flora and fauna and receives rainwater from nearest hills and plains. Sola beel consists of the Barsola and the Sarusola.
Guwahati, April 27: Gauhati High Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL submitted by Assam Enviro-Legal Protection Society, an NGO, alleging Rs 7 crore was misappropriated in 2008 in the name of cashew nut cultivation in Dima Hasao district, to next week.
Justice Arun Chandra Upadhyay fixed the next hearing after the petitioner submitted the action taken report on the report submitted by Jus
